Changelog


1.11.2 | Feb 17, 2024

Changed

Lists from banned / blocked users are now filtered from home, search, user likes, and game lists pages.


Fixed

Quick log widget sort now aligns with your 'Recently Played' profile section


Fixed

Shuffle sort was not applying to widgets


Fixed

Formatted links could overflow in reviews


1.11.1 | Feb 08, 2024

Changed

Home page friend reviews have been now sort by creation date


Changed

Home page popular reviews timeout has been greatly increased


Fixed

Log tag on the mobile log editor was missing its icon


Fixed

Coming soon page sections could sometimes show the same games


Fixed

Game cover quick access bar wasn't functional after selecting 'View more games' on coming soon page


Fixed

Your game rating should now only update if you rated a new log or changed the rating of an existing log


Fixed

User games page filters were not working for users with underscores in their username


Fixed

Placeholder text was not loading for platform filters


Fixed

Profile favorites could show duplicates


Fixed

Read more button on reviews wasn't hidden when the review was marked for spoilers


1.11.0 | Feb 02, 2024

New

Redesigned home page

  • Larger focus on you and your friends activities
  • Multiple sections now showcasing lists
  • New 'Recently anticipated' section highlighting the latest hype
  • New 'Sleeper Hits' section to showcase highly rated games with not as many plays
  • Will start in beta for a couple weeks before rolling out to everyone

New

Home page widgets

  • Choose up to three widget types to display on your home page
  • Backers can take customization further with individual settings
  • Launching with 14 different widgets, with more planned

New

Favorite game improvements

  • The crown can now be toggled on any of the favorite game positions
  • You can now drag covers to reorder your favorites

New

Coming soon page

  • Dedicated page for all games releasing soon
  • Split into sections of the next 7 days, 14 days, and everything else
  • Apply filters such as showing only from your wishlist

New

More stats added to all-time stats

  • Total time spent now shows your total playtime logged
  • Longest journal streak shows the game with most consecutive journal entries

New

Deleted comments are now hidden by default

  • Comments deleted by users or removed by mods will be hidden
  • You can display these comments by pressing a button at the top of the comments section

New

Redesigned landing page to better reflect Backloggd's core features


New

Steam Deck and Mobile Console are now platform options for the 'Played on' field


New

Creating a review will now publish its own activity


New

Delete all logs option under the Lost Logs section for easy cleanup


Changed

Recently trending (formerly Popular this Month) should be less stale


Changed

Recently trending (formerly Popular this Month) now only considers released games


Changed

Coming soon now filters out game versions


Changed

Changing the rating in the log editor will now automatically toggled the log as played


Changed

Company pages are now unified with the same features as the general games page


Changed

Improved UI to indicate you can't review a game that isn't released yet


Changed

Updated the font library that's used for icons


Changed

List entry note and remove icons are now always visible on mobile


Changed

New logs will have the same rating as the game by default


Changed

Reviews with longer text no longer hide behind a gradient but instead will use ellipses '...' as an indicator


Changed

Backers will start seeing a warning if they haven't connected their Patreon account yet


Changed

Rework when removed comments display and the context that's displayed


Changed

Emails from Backloggd have improved looks and compatibility


Fixed

Notification indicator wouldn't dismiss after reading all notifications


Fixed

A game's rating wouldn't update when clearing a log's rating


Fixed

Scrolling when a list description is open would sometimes close the description


Fixed

Private lists could be displayed on a user's likes page


Fixed

Gradient was missing from game descriptions


Fixed

Profile game stats were squished on smaller screens


Fixed

Play session tags would display in the opposite order they were created in


Fixed

Played activity wouldn't get created in some cases


Fixed

Relevant activities didn't delete when deleting a log


Fixed

Games with a TBD release date would link to a broken page


Fixed

Comment counter under a review was counting deleted comments


1.10.7 | Jul 12, 2023

New

Self-service account reactivation

  • Deactivating your account will now send you an email with a reactivation link
  • Deciding to reactivate only requires opening that link, rather than waiting for support
  • Support via the contact form is still a valid way to reactivate your account otherwise

New

Self-service account deletion

  • You now have the option to delete your account from your Account settings
  • Deletion is permanent and your data cannot be recovered once done

Changed

Account deactivation now requires password confirmation


1.10.6 | Apr 04, 2023

New

Patreon Account Integration

  • Connect your Patreon account to Backloggd to recieve your perks
  • Manage your account from your settings page
  • Updates should be fully automatic, no longer needing manual checks

New

Review Appeals

  • Go to any of your removed reviews and select 'Appeal Removal'
  • Grants ability to talk directly to the mod team about your removed review
  • When allowed, you can edit your removed review to get re-approved by a mod to reinstate

New

Notifications Revamped

  • New notification system and UI separate from inbound activities
  • New ones added today are for mentions, review removed, review restored, comment removed, and recieving an appeal response
  • Allows for new types of notifications to be added in the future

New

User Mentions

  • Mention users in comments by appending @ before their username
  • This will notify the mentioned user with your comment
  • You can restrict who can notify you by changing your notification settings

New

A couple more badges themed around the new features


New

The review policy has been expanded into its own section


Changed

Reviews on your profile now show the game's title


Changed

Library entries UI refreshes in the full log editor after making changes


Changed

Profile settings now has a sliding sidebar UI for mobile navigation


Changed

Various UI tweaks and improvements


Fixed

Nested markdown when using italics wasn't rendering correctly


Fixed

URL markdown wouldn't render correctly when using square brackets


Fixed

When linking to a specific comment it would only highlight after refreshing


Fixed

Played button on the game's page or search results were not showing correct status color


Fixed

Played status wouldn't reset to the default value after marking as unplayed


1.10.5 | Feb 05, 2023

New

Log editor beta -- BACKER ONLY to start

  • Optional beta that offers three new log editor modes: Quick, Full and Mobile
  • Quick gives you access to the most used options fast and without clutter
  • Full expands your editor to a larger size with more options at once
  • Mobile automatically applies when a smaller screen is detected for optimized mobile UI
  • Will start with Backers only to gauge interest and open up to more if things go well

New

Beta Feedback

  • Leave feedback for any of the ongoing betas
  • This includes a feeling rating (dislike, neutral, like) and a comment box for suggestions

New

Changelog now links to the accompanying blog post if available


New

Icon support added when adding the site to your iOS home screen


Changed

Friend statuses on the game page will prioritize showing their rating first, playing status second, then played, backlog, and wishlist after that.


Fixed

Friends with no statuses selected for a game would still show up in the friend status section on the game's page


Fixed

Review content could overflow and cause a horizontal scrollbar to appear


Fixed

Total time played field in log editor wasn't formatting correctly when using auto-add options


1.10.4 | Dec 17, 2022

New

User logs page now has display filters to show logs, reviews or lists for a game


New

Game page now links to a parent game if it belongs to one


New

Profiles now display your three most recent reviews


New

Set default filters when viewing your friends' activities


Changed

Reviews now display the rating for that log, rather than your overall game rating


Changed

User logs page now displays logs in order of last updated


Changed

Tweaked game page info sidebar to include edition and restyled IGDB link


Changed

Tweaked journal page UI, moved tags and show more info on mobile


Changed

List note modal better handles longer content


Changed

Escape the * character in reviews with \* if you don't want to format


Changed

Improvements to review load times


Fixed

Formatted links with a hyphen (-) in the url wouldn't always get formatted


Fixed

'Platforms Played' All-Time stat was counting incorrectly


Fixed

Readmore buttons were missing from profile bios, list descriptions, and list notes


Fixed

Games without a cover could have their title overflow if the cover got too small


Fixed

Logs page wouldn't show a log's review if it didn't have a rating


Fixed

Certain characters such as < and > were not rendering correctly in reviews


Fixed

Handful of PC platforms didn't have the cursor icon on the game page


Fixed

Recently Played and Badge sections on profile weren't hidden when empty


Fixed

User logs page would show legacy data button even if there was no legacy data


Fixed

Changing sort direction when looking at reviews for a game would show reviews for all games


1.10.3 | Aug 05, 2022

New

Ability to remove all tags from your journal sessions


New

Ability to reset all journal session note privacy settings


Changed

Mastered filter can now be set to true or false


Changed

Saving a list is more clear when it's still in progress


Changed

Logs page won't show first played stat when there's only a single date


Changed

Deleting all your logs now requires a password verification first


Changed

Updated account deactivation warning to use custom modal


Fixed

Duplicate games could appear when filtering by ownership


Fixed

Game page stats were rounding up / down by too much


Fixed

Follow button on user profiles wasn't updating when selected


Fixed

Games page release date styling was squished on mobile


Fixed

'Organized' badge wasn't triggering on new folders


Fixed

Ownership and medium charts missing on Backer stats page


1.10.2 | Jul 05, 2022

New

Default journal view setting added


Changed

Log editor now starts with empty library entry fields by default


Changed

Game page better optimized for mobile


Fixed

Duplicate platforms could still appear on the logs page


Fixed

Journal view 'first-time finish sessions' wasn't updating with new finished sessions


Fixed

Game page log editor button text was squished


Fixed

Journal would crash when filtering by tags on specific views


Fixed

Ads were displaying for Backers


Fixed

Backer beta quick log widget would show giant covers if there weren't enough games to fill it


1.10.1 | Jul 03, 2022

Changed

Total time played by default auto-adds log time for new games


Changed

Profile avatar size increased


Changed

Profile header optimized for mobile better


Fixed

Friends' Activities section on home page wasn't updating


Fixed

Random sort on games page was ignoring the game status selected


Fixed

Duplicate platforms could appear on the logs page


Fixed

List stats would still show the old mastered status


Fixed

List stats didn't have the updated shelved color


Fixed

Editing a list's folders wouldn't properly dismiss the modal


1.10.0 | Jul 01, 2022

New

UI Makeover

  • The entire site got a new coat of paint
  • UI elements have been unified across the site for a more consistent experience
  • Updated logo with favicon

New

Log Editor Revamp

  • The idea of playthroughs is no more, instead you just have logs. Multiple logs can be created each with their own rating, platform, review, etc..
  • New 'Game Status' section to represent game-specific data vs log-specific
  • 'Journal' section has been moved to sub-section under each log
  • Game status is no longer it's own field, it is now a sub-option for the Played game status

New

Medium field for each log

  • Specify the medium in which you played your game through
  • Includes a new 'Watched' option compared to the 'Ownership' field from before

New

Played on platform field for each log

  • Specify the physical platform you played
  • Allows selection of any platform vs being restricted to the release platforms
  • By default will set itself to match the release platform if nothing is specified manually

New

Removed release platforms now show a warning in the log editor

  • When you have a platform saved for a log that has since been removed, it will show a warning next to the platform name

New

Journal 3.0 Revamp

  • New jump to today button that will bring you to today's date
  • Play sessions no longer have a status field

New

Play session notes now support the same markdown formatting used in reviews, comments, etc..


New

Play sessions can now have up to 8 custom tags

  • Tags can be filtered in a profile's journal view
  • Can be up to 16 characters long containing only letters, numbers, spaces, and hyphens.
  • See you a list of your most recent tags for easy reference

New

Library Entries

  • A new way to categorie your game collection by allowing to specify ownership of each release platform
  • Replaces being able to multi-select platforms and ownership types from before

New

You can now save your log from the unsaved warning dialog, along with discard your changes, and return to editing


New

You can now add a game to multiple lists at once


New

Friends profile section now displays when someone started following someone else


New

Edit / delete log shortcuts added to the user logs page


New

Change the played status of any game from the quick access bar

  • Just click the played icon for any game to bring up the played status menu to instantly update its status
  • Clicking once will mark the game as played, but clicking again while already toggled will bring up this menu
  • To mark a game as unplayed just select 'Mark Unplayed' from the bottom of the menu

New

Easily access your logs page for any game under the new quick access 'View Logs' option


New

Reviews page can now be sorted in either direction


New

User reviews page can now be sorted in either direction


New

Finishing games has its own activities and can be filtered


New

Game's category tag now links to the games page filtered with that category


New

Ability to wipe all your logs from within your account settings for a fresh start


New

Removed reviews can now be viewed under a new Settings section called 'Removed Content'


New

Recent News section show seven most recent articles in the about section


New

Current Backloggd version now displayed in footer for easy access to the changelog


New

Backer stats now have updated company stats

  • Company stats are now developer focused leading to more accurate results
  • You can now toggle between highest average rating and number played per company

New

Backers can view a new quick access section on the home page

  • While in beta, only available to backers
  • Be able to view quicks stats, your ratings, and quick log games straight from the home page
  • Also includes a new daily tip system that provides a randomized tip for the day

New

Backers with a declined payment will now be shown a dismissable banner to let them know


Changed

Blocked users list has been moved from the Friends tab to a new section under Settings

  • You can now also see when you blocked a certain user

Changed

Start / finish journal dates can now be any day in a play session, not just the start or end


Changed

Total game time no longer auto-adds from sessions / logs and must be explicitly toggled


Changed

There is now a max limit of 50 logs per game


Changed

FAQ section overhauled with up-to-date informaion and now has filterable sections


Changed

Filtering with multiple game status types will now show you games from all types instead of only games with those types


Changed

Journal filtering names are now more straight-forward


Changed

Wishlist icon changed from a shooting star to a gift box to avoid confusion with the rating stars


Changed

Play session note icon appears for all dates on the journal now, not just the first


Changed

Game reporting disabled for now until there's a better system for handling duplicates


Changed

Comments removed by moderators now more clearly say so


Changed

Cookie banner now offers a deny option for non-essential cookies, cookie policy also updated to better reflect this


Changed

Mobile navigation menu has been rearranged to fit more options


Changed

Mobile navigation will only turn on for smaller device screens now


Changed

Mobile game page UI rearranged for better use of space


Fixed

Resolving merge conflict logs would result in an error and not merge


Fixed

Editing a list on smaller screen sizes displaced the note / remove buttons


Fixed

Release dates changed back to TBD on IGDB weren't updating on Backloggd properly


Fixed

Pressing ESC while in the log editor would cause the unsaved warning dialog to flicker


Fixed

Embedding external links in a certain way could instead lead to a non-existing 404 internal page


Fixed

Profile favorite game crown wasn't centered


Fixed

Some UI elements were not updating when high contrast colors was active


1.9.9 | Mar 20, 2022

Changed

Updated blocking effects

  • Comments from blocked users are now hidden
  • Blocked user's can't like content from the blocker
  • Any activities with blocked users are hidden
  • See FAQ for complete list of block effects

Changed

Adjusted game release date lock to unlock later


Fixed

Blocked users could re-follow the user that blocked them


Fixed

Ranked lists with multiple comment pages could alter the ranking


Fixed

The same review in the friends section and recent section of a game could be liked twice


1.9.8 | Jan 16, 2022

New

Review markdown tooltip now available when editing a review


Fixed

Notification bell was disabled for performance reasons that have been fixed


Fixed

Years of Service badge would show 0 years on 1 year anniversary


Fixed

Default game library sort directions incorrectly set if not set before


Fixed

Uploading a profile picture showed debug text


Fixed

Registration / login pages styling tweaked


1.9.7 | Dec 30, 2021

New

10 new badges to earn

  • Thank you to our Patreons for sponsoring these new badges!

New

Catch a glimpse of any obtainable locked badges you have left to earn on the badges page


New

Default sort options now also have a configurable default sort direction


New

Users over a year old can now vote for up to 5 tasks on the roadmap


Fixed

Journal play-time field now has a realistic max value


Fixed

Banned comments were displaying incorrectly


Fixed

Finished activity could duplicate if the finished journal play session was edited


1.9.6 | Nov 28, 2021

New

Filter GOTY entries by just your friends on the main GOTY page


New

Search option for all public lists now on search page


Fixed

Report reasons were missing for comments


Fixed

Report reasons was missing 'Other' as an option


1.9.5 | Nov 14, 2021

New

2021 Game of the Year event

  • Vote for your favorite GOTY games with specific categories to fill
  • See the results once the event ends on Dec 31st
  • Earn a special badge for participating in this year's event

New

Reviews created before the release date of locked games will now show a disclaimer


Fixed

Notification indicator was incorrectly positioned on mobile views


1.9.4 | Oct 31, 2021

New

Change your username once every 30 days


Fixed

Marking a game as finished on the same day it was finished wouldn't always create a finished activity


Fixed

Unrelated played and started activities wouldn't appear if before a finished activity


Fixed

Text fields in play session modal wouldn't always allow input


Fixed

Finish dates with multiple days would show multiple days in logs filter on the journal page


1.9.3 | Oct 20, 2021

Changed

Games on your played page won't fade when fade option is enabled


Fixed

DLC wording on a game's page was formatted strangely


Fixed

Long play session notes could go off screen on playthroughs page


Fixed

Renamed lists were not being redirected to new list url


Fixed

Wishlist / playing buttons wouldn't always update coloring correctly on search results


1.9.2 | Aug 28, 2021

New

Games can now be reported as duplicates through the game page


New

User games and games library now has option to fade played games


Changed

Banned profiles now longer can be viewed


Changed

Game titles are shown on the reviews page


Fixed

List sorting by user rating has been re-enabled


Fixed

Banned users' activities would continue to show in feed


1.9.1 | Aug 01, 2021

Changed

Game page title and company info will appear under cover in mobile view


Fixed

Couldn't upload a new profile picture


Fixed

User game sorting had inconsistent tie-breaking, leading to the same game on multiple pages


Fixed

Game page cover wasn't rearranging to be on top of UI in mobile view


Fixed

Playthrough date information is less squished when viewing on mobile


Fixed

Playthrough game cover was giant when viewing on mobile


Fixed

Playthrough last played date was always one day off


1.9.0 | Jul 31, 2021

New

Playthroughs page redesign with more stats

  • UI has been reorganized to better show off all data from your journal
  • Includes new stats such as 'Days in Journal', 'Last Played', and 'First Played'
  • Mobile view has been improved

New

Game page redesign out of beta

  • Page displays additional stats about the game
  • Functions better on mobile screens

New

Settings page navigation redesign


New

Archive settings section

  • This new section allows you to manage various game logs that have gotten lost
  • The first is log merge conflicts where you can decide which log to use if two games you logged got merged
  • The second is the lost logs section that shows all games where you have a log with any log status (such as played, playing, backlog, wishlist)

New

Reverse sorting option on various pages


New

Unsaved warning while editing a list will now display if you leave the page without saving


Changed

Game's with no artwork banner updated


Changed

Default meta banner image updated


Changed

Comments deleted by users will now show up as 'DELETED' instead of disappearing


Changed

List entries that failed during saving can now be cancelled


Changed

Only show list rankings if sorted by user order


Fixed

Deactivated users game logs could still appear in various areas of the site


Fixed

List entries saving better catches errors


Fixed

Some lists would get stuck during saving when they have errored


Fixed

Play count stat on game page was showing stale values


Fixed

Acronym genres such as RPG were being captitalized incorrectly in the filters


Fixed

'Unmarked spoiler' was showing as a report option for users / comments


Fixed

Reviews in both the friends and recent section would open if either readmore button was selected


Fixed

Variety of inputs could cause search to crash


Fixed

Comments could be spammed during loading


Fixed

Stats page links weren't using user set default sorting


Fixed

Game page release date text had incorrect grammar for unreleased titles


1.8.2 | May 26, 2021

Fixed

Comment privacy setting wasn't being properly checked


Fixed

Gradient wasn't fading in list entry notes when expanded in detail view


1.8.1 | May 11, 2021

New

Lists filter to only show lists in folders and lists not in any folders


New

Stats page now has links for log statuses, game statuses, and the yearly graph


Changed

Game refresh button will show an error if it crashes during refresh


Fixed

Formatting was missing from list notes in detail view


Fixed

List notes in detail view with readmore weren't displayed correctly


Fixed

Fade games option in list dropdown wasn't displayed correctly


Fixed

Playing and wishlist game counters weren't showing on home page for smaller views


Fixed

Footer could block content on smaller views


Fixed

Supporters couldn't access game refresh button


Fixed

Games that had a title change during refresh wouldn't redirect to correct page


Fixed

BETA - Game page stat counters weren't properly pulling from the right sources


Fixed

New games weren't getting added to the search index and not showing up in autocomplete


1.8.0 | May 05, 2021

New

All-time game stats page

  • Backer exclusive feature that allows user's to see their game collection displayed among a variety of stats
  • Can be accessed from any backer's profile page under their ratings graph
  • At launch will only refresh every day at noon and midnight as a performance precaution
  • Ideally refreshes will become more frequent as performance is baselined

New

Sort by average rating in the games library now uses a dynamic threshold

  • No longer uses a static number of plays to qualify a game to show in this sort
  • Based on averages of number of plays and ratings every game has
  • Only limited to games library, sorting in profiles will show all games

New

Game page styling — Beta

  • Currently in Backer beta only, will release for everyone later after initial feedback
  • Game pages are rearranged to show various stats better
  • Beta can be toggled by selecting 'Beta' next to the Backloggd logo in the top left

New

List folder system redesigned to be more streamlined

  • Folders now display in a sidebar at all times when view a user's lists
  • Sidebar can be collapsed with the 'x' button and opened again by selecting 'Folders'
  • Folders now act more like a preset filter rather than a filesystem folder as introduced in 1.7
  • Removed display list option as it's not applicable anymore

New

Search results now have a journal button


New

Game category filter in game library / user libraries


New

Backers and Supporters can refresh a game's data with a new button under the ratings graph

  • Limited to Supporters and up to prevent API overload
  • Once a game has been refreshed, the button will be hidden for 5 minutes as a cooldown

New

Backers page now displays backers in order of most recent active and allows navigation to see every backer


New

List meta desciption now uses actual list description


New

Playthroughs page shortcut added to the review page


Changed

Rename sort options 'Popularity => Trending' and 'Most Played => Popularity'


Changed

Sorting games alphabetically now ignores titles with 'The', 'A', and 'An' at the beginning


Changed

Navigation styling has been updated


Changed

User profile pictures will now cache in browser, leading to faster performance


Changed

Internally prep systems to start collecting IGDB data for franchise support


Changed

Password reset / email confirmation help pages visually updated with current design


Changed

Review meta image now uses the game's screenshot banner


Changed

Quick access menu is less sensitive to hiding when hovering over game cover


Changed

List notes now support text formatting


Changed

Playtime hours can now be logged with decimals


Fixed

Search accuracy has been improved

  • Commas, hyphens, etc.. are ignored again for easier searching
  • Performance should be quicker with system change to better support search for games

Fixed

Ratings graph links could be broken if user had an X in their username


Fixed

Unsaved warning showing when deleting a log


Fixed

Unsaved warning showing when there weren't any changes when a journal had no playthroughs


Fixed

Unsaved warning not showing when playthrough start date updated


Fixed

When viewing list likes, additional likes wouldn't load


Fixed

Coming soon games without covers would have title text overflow out of the cover


Fixed

Reviews on smaller views were missing an indent


Fixed

List notes weren't recognizing newlines when displayed


Fixed

List note editor wouldn't disable Save button correctly if there weren't new changes


Fixed

Log buttons UI wouldn't always update when journal was saved


Fixed

Banned / deactivated accounts would still show in log ratings section on a game's page


Fixed

Review meta description would show contents of a review that was marked containing spoilers


Fixed

Empty playthrough playtime showing as 0 instead of the placeholder


Fixed

Ranked list rankings over 100 would start at 103


1.7.5 | Mar 08, 2021

New

Games can now be categorized with data from IGDB, will show in a small badge on the game's page


1.7.4 | Mar 06, 2021

New

Playthrough editor now displays an unsaved changes warning if you exit without saving


New

Accounts that are reactivated will now receive an email notifying them


Changed

Playthroughs are sorted by most recently updated in the journal editor


Changed

Updated various UI elements on the game page to match current styles


Fixed

Specific list reorderings would crash during saving


Fixed

Game counters would round totals when under one thousand


1.7.3 | Feb 24, 2021

New

Default sort can be set for each list folder


Fixed

Review likes page would crash if the review doesn't exist anymore


Fixed

Liked page sorted lists in wrong direction


Fixed

Opening playthrough settings on an empty review could crash it


1.7.2 | Feb 15, 2021

Changed

Unread activities now always appear at the top of the inbound section


Fixed

Game summaries would appear strangely if the text was long enough to have the read more option


Fixed

Various errors when activities trying to access page that doesn't exist


Fixed

List entry counter wouldn't be updated if a new entry was added through list quick add


Fixed

Going back after creating a new list folder would briefly show the creation modal


Fixed

& symbol would appear as it's encoded format when editing in journal


Fixed

Various journal dropdowns would flash white when selected


Fixed

Notification bell would continue to show unread if activities were deleted


1.7.1 | Feb 06, 2021

New

Updated at now appears on a list's page underneath the stats


Changed

Remember me cookie will now save for much longer


Changed

List counter on a game's page now only shows total number of public lists


Changed

List counter on user's page only shows list amount and not likes


Fixed

Deactivated accounts' reviews and lists would still show in public areas


Fixed

List updated at date on list likes page wasn't set correctly


Fixed

Updating the ordering of a list only wouldn't update a list's updated at field


Fixed

Friend's activity sorting on the home page would change on refresh due to ties, now uses created at as tie breaker


Fixed

A list entry note couldn't be set to empty


Fixed

Release dates weren't being properly updated if they were automatically updated via webhook


Fixed

Lists could show up multiple times on a user's page if they were in many folders at once


Fixed

Folder covers would show title text that would overflow from the container


Fixed

Filtering activities wouldn't filter list published acitivity


Fixed

List created at activity would still be showing up on activities page


Fixed

List average rating was counting unrated games causing an inaccuracy


Fixed

Changing the game status on the log editor would cause it to display strangely


Fixed

All activity icons used the comment icon


Fixed

Switching view modes while editing a list would cause the grid size to change


Fixed

Creating a folder with a similar name caused another user's lists to appear inside


Fixed

Links to the review likes page would result in a 404


Fixed

Major inefficiency in list updating causes massive resource use and site failures


1.7.0 | Jan 29, 2021

New

List folders

  • Organize your lists with folders that you can create and name
  • Folders will be hidden if they empty or contain only private lists
  • They will also sort along with lists depending on the sorting

New

List folder display setting

  • Lists have a new toggle that determines whether or not a list appears on your main list page when already inside of a folder

New

List sorting / display options

  • Sort list entries by a variety of options
  • Set the default sort method in list settings
  • Fade games you've played to better compare

New

User and game lists page now has sorting / filter options


New

List played stats

  • View your progress for any list based on how many games you've played
  • Expand the stats to see a breakdown of which status you gave certain games
  • Take a look at your average rating to all the games you've played

New

List liking

  • You can now like other lists to save them to your liked page
  • Revisit any liked lists on the liked page which now displays both liked reviews and lists

New

List commenting

  • Works the same as reviews with a custom privacy option to limit who can comment
  • Reviews and lists use the same default comment privacy setting found in your profile settings

New

Journal editor now warns you if you cancel with unsaved changes


New

Read more button will now appear for longer list descriptions


New

Helper tooltips for list edit options


New

'Unmarked spoiler' option for reporting


New

Hovering over an activity's created ago time will show you the precise date / time it was created


New

Friends' activities shortcut on home page


Changed

List entries now only save when the 'Save' button is pressed


Changed

Lists now display 5 games per row and 100 per page (versus 6 and 107 before)


Changed

Lists now track when you published it (the date you first set it to public)

  • Activity is now tracked on this metric versus creation date

Changed

Both the list and list editing pages received many UI improvements


Changed

Mobile views greatly improved

  • Activity bell / page added to navigation
  • Reviews, lists, list editing, profile, and 'Log a Game' search views have been improved

Changed

Selecting someone else's activity will bring you to their activity instead of their friends'


Fixed

Modals would close if holding the mouse down and hovering off the modal


Fixed

Profile social links were being blocked by certain AdBlockers


Fixed

Various custom profile urls weren't linking correctly


Fixed

Game summeries wouldn't display newlines


Fixed

Read more button wouldn't always appear on long bios


Fixed

Friend ratings at 0.5 stars would show up as no rating


Fixed

Privacy link on registration page was broken


Fixed

Search didn't recognize the + symbol leading to missed results


Fixed

Many unoptimized list systems, should greatly improve load time


1.6.2 | Jan 03, 2021

Changed

Journal 'Activity' mode now shows playtime from entire log


Fixed

Playtime formatting on the journal would show over 59 mins


Fixed

After deleting a playthrough, the navigation buttons wouldn't be set correctly in the journal editor


Fixed

Games played this year wouldn't be accurate if a play session started last year


Fixed

Journal would display incorrect playtime while in 'Dates' mode


1.6.1 | Nov 15, 2020

New

2020 Game of the Year event

  • Vote for your favorite GOTY games with specific categories to fill
  • See the results once the event ends on Dec 31st
  • Earn a special badge for participating in this year's event

Fixed

Removed comments still appearing in activities


Fixed

Star rating tooltips would remain on screen when backing to a page


Fixed

Badge tooltip would appear in the wrong position when scrolling


Fixed

Some blocked users' reviews were still showing for the blocker


1.6.0 | Nov 07, 2020

New

Activities page

  • A new section on the profile to see what you, your friends, and what others have been up to
  • Use filters to view specific activity types
  • See up to the last 14 days in activities, become a Backer and see up to 60 days

New

Notification bell

  • Will show a pink dot if you have new incoming activities
  • Notifications automatically clear when you view them on the Inbound activities page

New

Badges page

  • View all your badges and when you earned them
  • Only tracks earned dates from now and onward

New

6 new badges to collect


Changed

Badge desciption card updated and now appears on hover


Changed

Blocked users' reviews should not show up anywhere now


Changed

Deleting a list will now show a confirmation first


Changed

Creating a new list will bring you to the edit page


Changed

Quick access buttons now show tooltips to provide context


Changed

'Log a Game' button will focus the search bar when opened


Changed

List detail display mode is more compact


Changed

Backers page updated to better show backer perks


Fixed

Multi-word search terms would mostly result in zero results


Fixed

Recently played profile section ordering wasn't consistent


Fixed

Comments counter only counted the comments on that page


Fixed

Platform names would display strangely in filter tags


Fixed

Time displayed on playthroughs page wouldn't divide minutes into hours


Fixed

Journal would display date ranges separately and too many at a time


Fixed

Playthroughs page wouldn't always properly display 'Finished' tag


Fixed

Journal button would open wrong game if 'Log a Game' was just used


1.5.3 | Oct 11, 2020

New

High contrast color mode setting


Changed

IGDB API upgraded to v4


Changed

Game screenshots now support live updates


Fixed

Dashes / lists would be removed in formatted text


Fixed

Sorting by release in games library would show duplicate results


Fixed

Sorting by name in games library was in wrong order


1.5.2 | Sep 27, 2020

New

Journal editor now displays log fields as 'locked' when not marked as Played


New

Report / block users now from their profile


Changed

All game covers are now displayed in 3:4 ratio


Changed

Likes page displays users' ratings now


Changed

Friends page now only displays 10 friends at a time

  • Greatly reduces load times for some users

Changed

Updated styling on follow / unfollow button


Changed

Removed backlog section from navigation as it was redundant


Fixed

Likes page would load strangely at times

  • Should also load quicker now too

Fixed

Start / Finish tag would appear on overlapping months on playthroughs page


Fixed

Review comment privacy wasn't being set to default, by default


Fixed

N64 platform was missing icon


Fixed

Time duration on comments wouldn't consider weeks


Fixed

Game's play counting was off and could produce negative counts


Fixed

Journal S/F icon didn't always appear when supposed to


Fixed

Playtime hours overwriting minutes field


Fixed

Games page from wishlist / playing link doesn't show all sort options


Fixed

Games page from backlog / wishlist / playing link doesn't show all filter options


1.5.1 | Sep 09, 2020

New

Activity sorting in journal page

  • This sorting shows every game in order of most recently played, meaning games will only show up once

Changed

RSS feed cover links now use a larger version


Changed

Replaced Letterboxd logo with official logo


Changed

Playthrough deletion link moved and dialog confirmation added to avoid accidental presses


Fixed

Game reviews page would crash for guest users


Fixed

Quick access buttons would appear broken after logging a game through journal


Fixed

Checkmark in checkbox was too low


1.5.0 | Sep 04, 2020

New

Review commenting

  • Leave a reply to a review under their review page
  • Review commenting can be limited to everyone, friends, or just you with the privacy setting
  • The default privacy setting can also be changed in profile settings

New

Text markup

  • Apply italics, bold, strikethrough, underline, and links in common text areas
  • Can be used in reviews, comments, list descriptions, and bios

New

View reviews you've liked

  • New tab on your profile that shows every review you've liked

New

Mark reviews that contain spoilers


New

Recent reviews page

  • See reviews site-wide from everyone or just your friends on this new page
  • You can also set the time-frame to limit how far back you want to go
  • Access this page by selecting 'View More' on the homepage's Recent Review section

New

View who liked what review


New

Profile social media links

  • Add your Twitter handle, Letterboxd handle, or a website url through profile settings
  • Will show up as clickable links on your profile

New

Ownership filter for user games


New

Subscription option for ownership


New

Playthroughs page now links to any reviews that are for each playthrough


New

Review / comment reporting

  • Report user content that goes against the community guidelines with the flag icon
  • Reviews can than be removed by an admin where no other user will be able to view it

New

User blocking

  • Block other users to stop communication between you and them
  • This will prevent their reviews from showing up on most pages
  • It will also disable commenting between both of your content

New

Friends' reviews section on a game's page


New

Toaster update pop-ups

  • A little box will appear in the bottom right corner after various actions to give you an extra confirmation

New

Journal finish date field

  • You can now enter finish dates through a normal text field instead of the calendar UI

Changed

Journal editor was restyled

  • Log page now features easily selectable log options
  • Submit / cancel buttons were moved to the side

Changed

Self-liking reviews has been disabled

  • This will remove any pre-existing self-likes as well
  • Changed to keep the amount of likes fair between reviews

Changed

Edit button was added to review page for easy access


Changed

Reviews have been heavy restyled


Changed

Playthrough type button is now highlighted if it's enabled


Changed

Various icons used around the site have been upgraded


Changed

Backer badge has been visually tweaked and now shows up in more places


Changed

Game release dates now link to every game with that release year


Changed

Popularity formula and calculation has been changed to be more 'popular'


Changed

Profile dashboard on home page now shows your game collection stats instead of friend stats


Fixed

Game log was being marked as played no matter what was selected


Fixed

Shuffle sort in users games only shuffled what was on that page


Fixed

The S / F icons in the calendar editor were showing up in the wrong places


Fixed

Play date status buttons could highlight without actually being selected


Fixed

Finish date button in Log wouldn't update if play date event was dragged in the calendar editor


Fixed

User journal Log / Playthrough filters would show multiple dates on start / finish spans


Fixed

Dates that spanned months in user playthroughs page didn't break into separate months


Fixed

Usernames could go out of bounds in logs page


Fixed

Meta image for profiles didn't show the profile picture


Fixed

Coming soon section was showing games from 30 days away instead of from now


Fixed

Wishlist, Playing, Journal buttons wouldn't live update when logged


Fixed

Various other small UI fixes / improvements


1.4.3 | Jul 23, 2020

New

RSS feature for user reviews

  • Just click the RSS icon under the user reviews section to get the link
  • Will show results for that user's last 20 reviews

New

Change log status inside of the journal through advanced options


Changed

Search results have been reworked and improved

  • Should load faster
  • Now uses data from both IGDB and Backloggd to curate results

Changed

Navigation recieved a visual change


Changed

Journal start / finish buttons have better toggled styling


Changed

Various details updated in about section


Changed

Currently playing check has color when selected


Changed

Various details in the about section


Changed

Counters on game page now use abbreviations for high numbers


Fixed

Some journal dates would appear out of order


Fixed

Journal would show 'Started' / 'Finished' on multiple dates


Fixed

Can't like reviews after sorting


Fixed

Friend listing didn't show correct plays count


Fixed

Recently played section didn't use latest date when date ranges were logged in journal


Fixed

Finish date didn't load in playthrough settings when selected on log screen


Fixed

User games page tooltips were always plural


1.4.2 | Jun 20, 2020

New

Button on game page that will lead you to your playthroughs page


New

Edit Journal button on playthroughs page for quick editing


New

Marking your first Played Platform in the Log will auto-select it in your platform section too


New

Default note privacy, wishlist sort, and playing sort settings


New

Add a game to any list from the quick access menu


Changed

Quick access bar now has dynamic sizing depending on the game cover size


Changed

Replay reviews now display your rating / game status


Changed

Time played label in playthroughs page is now hidden if empty in playthrough + date sections


Changed

Playthrough page now hides game status when the game isn't marked as played


Fixed

Time played fields showed 0s instead of placeholder text


Fixed

Platform links in many areas weren't linking correctly


Fixed

Quick access log buttons didn't work on newly scrolled search results


Fixed

Journal year filter would overlay by 1 day


Fixed

Journal didn't list games played on the same day in creation order


Fixed

Blue link text when hovering review status link


Fixed

Going to a page that didn't exist in a user's game library would crash


Fixed

Friend activity on game page would show backlog icon in incorrect color


Fixed

Finished date icon in playthrough settings was missing checkmark


Fixed

Notes displaying in playthroughs page wouldn't show newlines correctly


Fixed

Profile badges weren't centered


1.4.1 | Jun 15, 2020

Changed

Recent activity will only show a game once


Changed

Quick access three-dots can now also be activated by hovering


Changed

Replay indicator in journal view moved


Fixed

Certain platforms would cause crash when sorting by platform released on


Fixed

Reviews with game statuses didn't link anywhere


Fixed

Search results used three-dots instead of all 4 log buttons


Fixed

Journal view log filter didn't work correctly


Fixed

List read note button couldn't be pressed


Fixed

Friend listings were sorted backwards


Fixed

Time played auto-adding wouldn't trigger correctly


Fixed

New playthroughs weren't marked as a replay


1.4.0 | Jun 14, 2020

New

Mark start / finish dates for playthroughs

  • Start date is always set to your first logged date but can be toggled if it is the start or not
  • Finish date can be manually set for any playthrough now, not just the first

New

Backlog section has been redone completely

  • Backlog is now its own option
  • Wishlist and Playing are now seperated
  • Backlog, Wishlist, Playing can all be toggled simultaneously now
  • Moving away from the idea that Played and Backlog are two different sections and more towards a single collection of games with different filters

New

Playthroughs page for any game to display everything about your journal

  • This new page can be found by going through your journal listings
  • Essentially displays everything you logged in your journal from what platforms you played to the days you marked your playthroughs

New

List counter on game page


New

See every public list that includes a specific game


New

Quick access logging when hovering over certain game covers


New

Adding a platform to a playthrough will automatically add it your log


New

Privacy settings for journal notes

  • Private: Only you can see your notes
  • Friends: Only those who you follow can see your notes
  • Public: Anyone can see your notes

New

Option to change first playthrough's replay status


New

Sort by total play time in user games


New

Filter showing logs that have no platforms


New

User journal filters that show different journal dates

  • Logs: Only show finish dates from your first playthrough (Legacy Journal)
  • Playthroughs: Only show start / finish dates from all playthroughs
  • Dates: Show every date from every playthrough (1.3 Journal)

New

Easier access log unplay button was added to journal UI under help icon


New

Ability to login using either your username or email


New

Reviews now display your completion status


Changed

Various UI changes to sort dropdowns and game library


Changed

Profile activity now shows any play session, instead of only finished ones


Changed

User journal view has been given a visual face-lift


Changed

Time played now auto-adds itself by default and can overridden by option


Changed

Playdate UI now has a smooth transition animation


Changed

User game library now displays 50 games instead of 60 at a time


Changed

Moved help button to hover off the side of journal UI


Changed

Game plays page visually changed and ratings are now sorted into their own pages


Changed

Merged backlog and log data into one

  • Further supports the idea that your Log is the ultimate place for everything about that game
  • Deleting the log will now delete any backlog, wishlist, playing data as well
  • You can now unplay a game by selecting the play icon again, previously it would open the journal

Changed

The journal button now changes text depending if you have a log already or not


Fixed

Optimizations with user game and friend list pages


Fixed

Ellipses appeared on the wrong game summary line when read more button was there


Fixed

Review platform links didn't use default sorting


Fixed

Comma placement between companies on game page


Fixed

Coverless game names weren't appearing when editing a list


1.3.1 | Apr 20, 2020

New

Share any review to Twitter with the new tweet button on the review page


New

Sort reviews by either most recent or most liked


New

Default game / backlog sortings

  • Go to your profile settings to change the default sortings
  • Both your game and backlog pages can have unique default settings
  • This sorting will then be applied when anyone views your collection

New

Display time played on journal for play sessions


New

Drag and resize play sessions in the journal for easy editing


Changed

User bios can be up to 1024 characters long now, a read more button will appear if it's long


Changed

Add to List has been restyled and tweaked for the better


Changed

Add to List now sorts by last updated, so recently added games push the list to the top


Changed

Search results are not limited to 10 anymore but now have a scrollbar


Changed

Review links now show game screenshots in preview instead of the user's profile pic


Changed

Remove companies from search results (for now)


Changed

User review page looks less squished on mobile


Changed

Moved playthrough platform field in playthrough settings to help disassociate from the review


Changed

Block erotic games from appearing in search results


Fixed

Newlines in list descriptions wouldn't show up as newlines in actual description


Fixed

Major slowdown with Games library page


Fixed

Search autocomplete doesn't show every result


Fixed

Selecting autocomplete option didn't always respond


Fixed

User game ratings were squished when viewed on mobile


Fixed

Patched a bunch of urls that would lead to crashes rather than 404 pages


1.3.0 | Apr 04, 2020

New

Journal 2.0 Revamp

  • Now split into two sections, Log and Playthroughs
  • Use the log section as your definitive game status
  • Use the playthroughs section to keep track of all the details you have for certain games

New

Playthroughs

  • The new way to mark replays, here you can specify dates of when you played
  • Each date can have a status assigned to it along with a custom note
  • Playthroughs can be customized with titles, a unique review, and platform
  • Note you only get 1 rating per game now, so you can't rate a replay

New

Journal Time played

  • Mark your hours / minutes in your logs, playthroughs, or even dates!
  • You can also have it automatically add up playthrough / date times together

New

Journal Game Status

  • You can now mark your logs and dates with specific game statuses
  • Choose from Completed, Mastered, Retired, Shelved, Abandoned, and Played

New

Game Ownership field to track the medium you played your game


New

Default game status setting in your Profile Settings


New

Profile games filter to sort by log game status


Changed

Lots of UI and visual tweaks including the overall colors of the site


Changed

Multiple platforms can now be selected apart of your game log


Changed

All ratings have changed from a 10 star to 5 star system, although still out of 10 points


Changed

Ratings graph is now horizontal, cleaner, and displays more stats


Changed

User journal page was redone to incorporate new journal and date elements


Changed

Games library now has a page navbar and only uses local game data


Changed

Going to a single review now expands the entire body by default


Changed

Cover aspect ratio slightly altered


Fixed

Covers were cropped and looked cutoff in some cases


Fixed

Review sortings on Game and User pages seemed random at times


Fixed

Games library wouldn't display correct number of results


Fixed

Various efficiency improvements


1.2.3 | Mar 03, 2020

New

Display average rating in game library when sorting by average rating


New

Display game count when adding a game to a list


Changed

IGDB Authentication removed due to it no longer being supported


Changed

Tooltips are now themed and have a nice animation


Fixed

Game library crashes when on the last page


Fixed

Username tooltips were offset


Fixed

Some search bars would turn green when focusing on them


Fixed

Play / Backlog buttons wouldn't update in realtime correctly


1.2.2 | Jan 16, 2020

New

Add any game to your lists right from the game page


Changed

Decreased the requirement for the upcoming games list


Changed

Update GOTY19 badge image


Changed

Enabled internal popularity count for main popularity sort


Fixed

Friend ratings that are unrated showed up as 0


Fixed

Viewing many profile images at a time would cause a timeout


1.2.1 | Nov 25, 2019

New

GOTY Event

  • Show off your favorite 2019 games with this event
  • Recieve a special badge for participating
  • See the results to determine Game of the Year

Changed

Average rating filter now has larger threshold


Changed

Wishlist icon changed from a list to a clock


Fixed

Favorite crown would overlay dropdown nav


Fixed

Sorting by average rating and filtering by year would crash


Fixed

Review page user link would link to the same page


Fixed

Game backlog page column broken view


Fixed

Journal year filters not in order


Fixed

Review page game link was blue


Fixed

Divide by 0 crash on average rating sort


1.2.0 | Nov 14, 2019

New

Genres

  • They will show up under game descriptions
  • Gives you a new way to filter your games
  • Will be slowly rolling out, so expect more and more games to get them

New

Play / Backlog Game Pages

  • A whole new way to see exactly who played what and what rating
  • Access it by clicking the counters under the game score
  • Previously exclusive to Backers now public

New

Friend Ratings

  • Get a glimpse of what your friends thought of a game
  • Located under the reviews will be their profile picture along with an icon

New

Local Avg Rating and Popularity

  • Might not seem like a lot but this allows us to use our own data from IGDB
  • More accurate sorting and displays of games as the ratings here now affect them
  • Will be used to overall improve the speed / usability of the site

New

More Secret badges

  • There are now many more badges to collect
  • Some badge criterias were tweaked
  • More to come in the future

New

Year filter in the journal now lets you see games you played in certain years


New

Supporters get an extra treat with their name showing up on the Patreon page


New

A 'can't find a game' link will now at the bottom of search results


Changed

Changelog

  • The changelog now shows the date each release released on
  • Also now has these cool detail points

Changed

Reviews link to the review instead of the user profile


Changed

Frontpage reviews are now sorted by created date instead of edit date


Changed

Metacards now have more details


Changed

Friend listings now show number of lists


Changed

Single review page was updated


Fixed

Play and backlog counters were offset


Fixed

Save buttons in profile settings were not styled


Fixed

Friend listings were squished on small screens


Fixed

Backers weren't appearing in random order on Patreon page


Fixed

A ton of other smaller things that just improve everything 😊


1.1.2 | Oct 29, 2019

New

Game Backlogs page to see who backloggd what (Currently Backers only)


Changed

Improvements to Game Plays page with how it looks (Currently Backers only)


Fixed

Games total on homepage may not have matched profile


Fixed

Games with multiple playthroughs didn't sort correctly


Fixed

Single review page showed debug info instead of the actual review


Fixed

IGDB login / registration would crash


Fixed

Game covers were offset


Fixed

Wrong dates would appear on the Games Library page when sorting by release date


1.1.1 | Oct 05, 2019

New

Humble Bundle referral to help support the site


Changed

Add version added to completed roadmap tasks


Fixed

Can't change a list entry note to blank text


Fixed

Remove coming soon for lists on welcome page


1.1.0 | Oct 01, 2019

New

Custom Lists

  • Create your own lists and order them how you like it
  • Different view styles
  • Ranked mode for orderings
  • Privacy settings for public and private

New

More secret badges to unlock


Changed

Improve game card efficiency so that they load quicker


Changed

Image banners for games now load in stages so that it isn't just a blank screen while the high resolution image loads


Fixed

Can't log a game from user settings page


Fixed

Rare journal crash caused by false invalid slug


Fixed

Profile dropdown menu would conflict with hovering over a game card


Fixed

Long search titles went off screen


Fixed

Limited review selection on homepage


Fixed

Filtering with multiple plays didn't return correct results


Fixed

Game journal crash when user not signed in


Fixed

Nonexistent user routes would crash instead of showing 404


1.0.1 | Aug 14, 2019

New

A new shortcut on every game page that links to the game's source on IGDB


Changed

Took down the 1.0 launch banner


Changed

Updated error pages


Fixed

Visiting a nonexistent company will error out


1.0.0 | Aug 10, 2019

New

This changelog section! See exactly what changed in each update


New

Users can now vote for future features through the roadmap


New

There is now a new section on a user's profile for badges! These will be little tokens for participating on the site


Changed

The navigation bar has received a makeover with a new gradient look. Game pages also have been enhanced for this new style


Changed

The roadmap has been redone for post-release content


Changed

The roadmap link in the nav has been moved to the footer